The Ore Mine has only one purpose in game: to generate Ore for the player.
Only Credits and Ore are used to build an Ore Mine.
Upgrade[]
Recoup time shows the time required to recover the Ore spent on the upgrade. It does not factor in the Credit cost or any resource bonuses you gain. Typically, VIP, productivity and galaxy wonder/pillar will reduce recoup time by their bonus percentage.
| Level | Credits | Ore | Build Time | Resource Gain | Resource Max | Fill Time | Recoup Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 320 | 8:00:00 | 0:00:00 |
| 2 | 120 | 60 | 00:00:30 | 80 | 640 | 8:00:00 | 1:30:00 |
| 3 | 180 | 90 | 00:02:00 | 120 | 960 | 8:00:00 | 2:15:00 |
| 4 | 270 | 130 | 00:06:00 | 160 | 1440 | 8:00:00 | 3:25:00 |
| 5 | 400 | 200 | 00:25:00 | 200 | 1800 | 9:00:00 | 5:00:00 |
| 6 | 600 | 300 | 01:00:00 | 240 | 2400 | 10:00:00 | 7:30:00 |
| 7 | 890 | 440 | 01:30:00 | 280 | 2800 | 10:00:00 | 11:00:00 |
| 8 | 1,330 | 660 | 02:15:00 | 320 | 3520 | 11:00:00 | 16:30:00 |
| 9 | 1,980 | 990 | 03:22:30 | 360 | 4320 | 12:00:00 | 1:00:45:00 |
| 10 | 2,950 | 1,480 | 05:03:40 | 400 | 5200 | 13:00:00 | 1:13:00:00 |
| 11 | 4,410 | 2,200 | 07:35:30 | 440 | 6160 | 14:00:00 | 2:07:00:00 |
| 12 | 6,580 | 3,290 | 11:23:20 | 480 | 7200 | 15:00:00 | 3:10:15:00 |
| 13 | 9,820 | 4,910 | 17:05:00 | 520 | 8320 | 16:00:00 | 5:02:45:00 |
| 14 | 14,660 | 7,330 | 1:01:37:20 | 560 | 9520 | 17:00:00 | 7:15:15:00 |
| 15 | 2,1880 | 10,940 | 1:14:26:00 | 600 | 10800 | 18:00:00 | 11:09:30:00 |
| 16 | 32,660 | 16,330 | 2:09:38:50 | 660 | 12540 | 19:00:00 | 11:08:10:00 |
| 17 | 48,740 | 24,370 | 3:14:28:00 | 720 | 14400 | 20:00:00 | 16:22:10:00 |
| 18 | 72,740 | 36,370 | 5:09:41:50 | 780 | 16380 | 21:00:00 | 25:06:10:00 |
| 19 | 108,570 | 54,280 | 8:02:32:20 | 840 | 18480 | 22:00:00 | 37:16:40:00 |
| 20 | 162,040 | 81,020 | 12d3h | 920 | 21160 | 23:00:00 | 42:04:45:00 |
| 21 | 241,840 | 120,920 | 18d5h | 1000 | 24000 | 24:00:00 | 62:23:30:00 |
| 22 | 360,950 | 180,470 | 27d8h | 1100 | 27500 | 25:00:00 | 75:04:42:00 |
| 23 | 538,710 | 269,360 | 41d | 1200 | 31200 | 26:00:00 | 112:05:36:00 |
| 24 | 804,020 | 402,010 | 61d13h | 1320 | 35640 | 27:00:00 | 139:14:05:00 |
| 25 | 1,200,000 | 600,000 | 92d7h | 1440 | 40320 | 28:00:00 | 208:08:00:00 |
| 26 | 1,800,000 | 900,000 | 115d17h | 1600 | 45820 | 29:00:00 | 234:09:00:00 |
| 27 | 2,200,000 | 1,100,000 | 138d21h | 1780 | 52200 | 30:00:00 | |
| 28 | 2,600,000 | 1,300,000 | 162d | 2000 | 62000 | 31:00:00 | |
| 29 | 3,000,000 | 1,500,000 | 2240 | 71680 | 32:00:00 | ||
| 30 | 3,600,000 | 1,800,000 | 208d8h | 2540 | 83820 | 33:00:00 | |
| 31 | 4,000,000 | 2,000,000 | 3168 | ||||
Note: payback times are ore only, and do not include credits, or, perhaps more importantly, the accompaning command center. Note also that this assumes a 1x multiplier. Most senior players have a multiplier of at least 1.3.
